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• Belgian based robopacker machine can create the perfect sized box for ANY gift

  13-12-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Belgium firm has designed a robot that prints out perfectly sized boxes to ship your gifts. Called Slimbox, users measure their product,and enter the dimensions using the app.
  
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• Using a hands-free kit while driving is just as distracting as holding the phone, researchers claim

  13-12-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from Queens University of Technology finds using phones in hands-free mode while driving is just as distracting as holding it, as reaction for both is 40% longer than those don't use phones.
  
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• The blind man that convinced Google to launch a self driving car firm

  13-12-2016 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steve Mahan, former director of the Santa Clara Valley Blind Center used one of Google's cars on his own in Austin in October 2015 - convincing the firm to spin out its project as car firm Waymo.
  
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• SpaceX delays plans to launch its manned Dragon capsule until 2018

  13-12-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk's Dragon capsule will now launch in May 2018 - not 2017, as the firm has previously planned
  
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• Stunning map made for King Philip II to show off 'The Spanish Empire' in 1562

  13-12-2016 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A map crafted in 1562 by Diego Gutiérrez and Hieronymous Cock highlights the views of the time, revealing a description of the Americas that combines fact with folklore.
  
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• Christmas delivery at space station, courtesy of Japan

  13-12-2016 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Christmas gifts arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, courtesy of Japan, just two weeks after a Russian supply ship was destroyed shortly after liftoff.
  
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• NOAA reveals the top of the world is heating up TWICE as fast as the rest of the planet

  13-12-2016 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Warming at the top of the world has gone into overdrive, happening twice as fast as the rest of the globe, and extending unnatural heating into fall and winter, according to a new federal report.
  
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• Experts say 'denial and punishment' key to battling the cybercrime epidemic

  13-12-2016 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert from the Naval Postgraduate School explains the two main principals of cyber deterrents, denial and punishment, and how they are key to stopping would-be attackers.
  
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• Gear Of The Year 2016: Sports and Leisure

  13-12-2016 21:00
  
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• 'Smart boulders' record huge underwater avalanche

  13-12-2016 20:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists have had a remarkable close-up encounter with a gigantic underwater avalanche off the coast of California.
  
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• Feliks Zemdegs sets new Rubik’s Cube world record

  13-12-2016 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The footage, shot in Sydney, Australia on Sunday, shows Feliks Zemdegs (pictured), 20, solving the famous 1980s Rubiks cube toy in just 4.73 seconds.
  
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• Google creates new firm for its autonomous car technology

  13-12-2016 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new firm will join Google under the umbrella of parent Alphabet, and is expected to develop a self driving ridesharing service to take on Uber and other auto firms.
  
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• All new cars will have to 'talk' wirelessly to each other in new safety laws

  13-12-2016 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  All new cars and light trucks would be able to talk wirelessly with each other, with traffic lights and with other roadway infrastructure in a proposal from the Transportation Department.
  
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• Six-storey-high wave sets a record, says UN agency

  13-12-2016 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The UN's weather agency on Tuesday announced the highest wave on record - a behemoth that towered 19 metres (62.3 feet) above the North Atlantic.
  
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• Researchers reveal the rise in straight and gay friendships known as 'bromosexuals'

  13-12-2016 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of researches explore 'bromosexual' friendships and found a trustworthy confidant to help with romantic pursuits is one of the major reasons straight and gay men forge friendships.
  
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• Twitter users praise woman's 'genius' fridge hack for keeping wine cool

  13-12-2016 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Clare Potts, 28, a blogger from Manchester, shared pictures of her inventive hack, which involves pouring the wine into the water cooling section of her fridge, and Twitter users praised her.
  
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• Stunning new 3D simulation of carbon moving through the planet's atmosphere

  13-12-2016 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A hypnotic new 3D visualization reveals the swirling patterns of carbon dioxide as it travels around the world. It shows how concentrations fluctuated between September 2014 and September 2015.
  
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• Tinder launches on Apple TV as 'fun for the whole family'

  13-12-2016 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The free update, which is now available to Tinder users worldwide, includes a new, swipeable remote control and a large-screen version of the app in HD.
  
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• Divers rediscover the Schiedam in the same spot as the wreck from TV drama Poldark

  13-12-2016 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When it sank in April 1684, the Schiedam was part of a fleet carrying ordnance, tools, horses and people back from Tangier, the port in present-day Morocco. It now rests of the coast of Cornwall, England.
  
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• Russia holds competition to find new hackers where they are distracted by strippers

  13-12-2016 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boffins in Moscow are being tested on their ability to great a 'prototype programme under very difficult conditions'. As they work, scantily-clad women approach and attempt to put them off their work.
  
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• Snapchat feature lets up to 16 people join conversations

  13-12-2016 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Snapchat is rolling out Groups that lets users chat with up to 16 friends at once. Chats disappear in 24 hours and Snaps sent within a Group can only be opened and replayed once by each participant.
  
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• Orgasms 'evolved as a bartering tool' to control partner's behaviour suggests new study

  13-12-2016 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Portsmouth University study sheds light on the evolutionary purposes of orgasms, revealing the feelings act as positive reinforcement between partners and can, in turn, motivate our behavior.
  
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• Chester Zoo unveil Philippine mouse deer as the first to be born in the UK  

  13-12-2016 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The female youngster, was born at Chester Zoo to parents Rita and Ramos. She is expected to add valuable new bloodlines to conservation breeding programmes in the country.
  
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• Tel Aviv University develop robotic glove that shows how in sync our body is

  13-12-2016 19:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Tel-Aviv University used a motorised glove and a virtual reality headset to carry out the unusual experiment.
  
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• TalkTalk hacker, 19, pleads guilty at the Old Bailey

  13-12-2016 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 19-year-old man pleads guilty to involvement in the major hack attack on telecoms firm TalkTalk last year.
  
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• Florida court says iPhone passcode must be revealed

  13-12-2016 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A court in Florida says a suspected voyeur can be made to reveal his iPhone passcode to investigators.
  
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• Was Einstein wrong? Controversial theory claims the speed of light is not a constant

  13-12-2016 19:00
  
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• Cyber war set to escalate: Experts say 'denial and punishment' are key to battling the cybercrime epidemic

  13-12-2016 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert from the Naval Postgraduate School explains the two main principals of cyber deterrents, denial and punishment, and how they are key to stopping would-be attackers.
  
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• US shop workers buy games console for young customer

  13-12-2016 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Workers in an electrical shop in the US clubbed together to buy a Wii for a young customer.
  
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• Twitch now blocks trolls and hatespeech in real-time

  13-12-2016 18:13
  
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• ALL new cars will have to 'talk' wirelessly to each other: New rules will create 'internet of the road'

  13-12-2016 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  All new cars and light trucks would be able to talk wirelessly with each other, with traffic lights and with other roadway infrastructure in a proposal from the Transportation Department.
  
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• Meet Chester Zoo's latest arrival: Adorable Philippine mouse deer is the first to be born in the UK  

  13-12-2016 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The female youngster, was born at Chester Zoo to parents Rita and Ramos. She is expected to add valuable new bloodlines to conservation breeding programmes in the country.
  
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• Say hello to SUPERSIZE Tinder! Dating app launches on Apple TV as 'fun for the whole family'

  13-12-2016 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The free update, which is now available to Tinder users worldwide, includes a new, swipeable remote control and a large-screen version of the app in HD.
  
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• Mexican clinic plans to use the controversial technique to conceive 20 more three-parent babies in 2017

  13-12-2016 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The New Hope Fertility Center Mexico, based in Mexico City, has said it is working with a number of other couples looking to avoid passing on genetic health conditions to their children.
  
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• Spy satellites reveal Himalayan melt

  13-12-2016 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists have used images taken by Cold War spy satellites to reveal the dramatic environmental changes occurring in the Himalayas.
  
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• Jersey was a refuge for Neanderthals: Our ancient cousins sought shelter in the Channel Island for 140,000 years

  13-12-2016 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stone tools and mammoth bones unearthed La Cotte de St Brelade in Jersey suggest it may have been repeatedly visited by Neanderthals. Researchers suspect they arrived from France over coastal plains.
  
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• Apple's wireless earphones AirPods go on sale online and will be in stores next week

  13-12-2016 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Cupertino-based firm first unveiled the wireless earphones in September alongside the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, but their release date was delayed due to 'technical issues'.
  
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• KFC loyalty scheme members may have their passwords sold online after major hack

  13-12-2016 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KFC's Colonel's Club loyalty scheme currently has 1.2 million users in the UK, who were sent an email advising them to change their passwords, although only a 'small number' had been hacked.
  
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• Google teams up with Improbable to recreate the real world in VR

  13-12-2016 16:43
  
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• People reveal TERRIFYING encounters with the 'paranormal' on Reddit

  13-12-2016 16:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you're sceptical about the paranormal, you may want to read on as thousands of people have taken to Reddit to share their spooky stories - and they'll make your hairs stand on end.
  
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• Bill Gates joins $170bn climate change investment club

  13-12-2016 16:31 via go.theregister.com
  
  Clean tech on the list Bill Gates is leading a $1bn climate-change venture with a roll-call of tech’s biggest names.…
  
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• You can now buy Apple's £159 wireless AirPods

  13-12-2016 15:49
  
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• December Supermoon will be visible tonight and appear almost 14% larger

  13-12-2016 15:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tonight's supermoon, can be seen around the world and will appear 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter than normal. It will reach peak fullness at 00:05 GMT (19:05pm ET).
  
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• Tiny QR codes were stuck to the backs of ants in the name of data science

  13-12-2016 15:00
  
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• Fascinating 'maps' reveal the secret journeys made by animals, from ants to elephants

  13-12-2016 15:00
  
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• UK researchers find cave site that reveals annual trip to Jersey is in our DNA

  13-12-2016 14:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stone tool and mammoth bones unearthed La Cotte de St Brelade in Jersey suggest it may have been repeatedly visited by Neanderthals more than 40,000 years ago.
  
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• Apple's iOS 10.2 update adds 72 new emojis, headphone icon and new TV app for US

  13-12-2016 14:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The software update from Cupertino-based Apple brings long-awaited features such as emojis, along with a number of bug fixes for iPhones and iPads.
  
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• SpaceX delays manned Dragon capsule launch

  13-12-2016 14:55 via go.theregister.com
  
  Setback follows Falcon 9 explosion Elon Musk's SpaceX has delayed the first manned launch of its Dragon capsule intended to carry astronauts into orbit by one year.…
  
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• 17-year old given rehabilitation order for 2015 TalkTalk hack

  13-12-2016 14:38
  
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• Mysterious lost Greek city dating back 2,500 years discovered under hill near Athens

  13-12-2016 14:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The discovery was made by a joint Greek-British-Swedish group including researchers from the University of Bournemouth and the University of Gothenburg,
  
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